Countries Ivorian troops face Mali trial as deadline looms in row Bamako – Forty-six Ivorian troops whose detention by Mali triggered a bitter diplomatic row went on trial at a... Read more 30 Dec, 2022
Countries Update on four life terms handed in Ivory Coast 2016 jihadist attack Abidjan – A court in Ivory Coast on Wednesday handed down life terms to four Malian men convicted of... Read more 29 Dec, 2022
Countries Ivory Coast hands down four life terms for 2016 jihadist attack Abidjan – A court in Ivory Coast on Wednesday handed down life terms to four men convicted of abetting... Read more 29 Dec, 2022
Countries Ivory Coast team in Mali for talks on detained soldiers Bamako – An Ivory Coast delegation arrived in Mali on Thursday for talks on a five-month-old row sparked by... Read more 23 Dec, 2022
Countries Ivory Coast seeks life for four suspects over 2016 attack Abidjan – An Ivory Coast prosecutor on Wednesday urged life in jail for four suspects over one of West... Read more 22 Dec, 2022
Benin West Africa police ‘rescue’ 50 exploited children: Interpol Abidjan – An Interpol-led operation in West Africa has “rescued” 90 victims of sexual exploitation and forced labour, including... Read more 22 Dec, 2022
Benin Eight-member West African bloc sees 5.7% growth Abidjan – The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) said on Monday its growth this year would be... Read more 6 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso West African leaders agree to create regional force Abuja – West African leaders agreed on Sunday to create a regional force to intervene against jihadism and in... Read more 5 Dec, 2022
Countries West African bloc tells Mali to free 46 Ivorian troops Abuja – West African leaders on Sunday told Mali’s ruling junta to release 46 Ivorian troops taken prisoner in... Read more 5 Dec, 2022
Countries 2016 Ivory Coast attack trial begins Abidjan – A court in Ivory Coast on Wednesday began the long-awaited trial of 18 people accused of abetting... Read more 1 Dec, 2022